NORTHRIDGE, CA – JBL Professional’s Control 200 Series of medium-format, in-ceiling loudspeakers and accessories are now UL listed under UL1480 and UL2043. The newly listed models include the Control 226C/T, the Control 227C and the Control 227CT. With the addition of UL on the Control 200 Series, all JBL Professional in-ceiling loudspeakers are now UL listed.
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NEW YORK – Academy Award-winning actor, Grammy-nominated musician and standup comedian Jamie Foxx added on-air host, contributor and executive producer of a satellite radio station 24/7 comedy, entertainment and lifestyle program to his resume. This new radio show features routines from a variety of comedians, guest appearances by stars from the worlds of entertainment and sports, and skits and interviews recorded on the run by the comedian on his HHB FlashMic.
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BERKELEY, CA – On February 14, Céline Dion will embark upon her “Taking Chances” world tour of over 100 show dates, following her record-shattering, multi-year resident show in Las Vegas. The tour opens with a benefit concert for Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg, South Africa, and will bring the world’s best-selling female artist to 85 cities in North America, Asia, Australia and Europe before the final stop in Florida in January 2009. The tour includes a stop in Tokyo, which features the largest Meyer Sound MILO system with a record 168 MILO line array loudspeakers.
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BEIJING – In preparation for hosting the 2008 Summer Olympics, China has been cleaning up and modernizing its transit system in Beijing. To honor those who made a valuable contribution to traffic management in the previous year, the city held The Award and Variety Show for Traffic Safety for the Chinese Olympic New Year. Adamson partner Hunan Tian Yin Art Performance Company provided the Adamson system for the show.
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OLD LYME, CT – The Plain White T's cultured a fan base for nearly a decade with persistent, well-attended tours and a handful of well-received albums before releasing "Every Second Counts" on Hollywood Records in 2006. Its runaway hit – "Hey There Delilah" remained at the number one spot on Billboard's Top 40 for two weeks and recently earned the band two Grammy nominations for Song of the Year and Best Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals. The band is selling-out shows around the world with Sennheiser evolution wired and wireless microphones.
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Since its introduction, the Blackline Series has been known for sound quality and reliability for live music venues, nightclubs and installations worldwide. Martin Audio is now introducing Blackline+, which features improvements to provide a higher level of performance.
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BUENA PARK, CA – When the time came to retire an increasingly unreliable analog console at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church in Altamonte Springs, Fla., the introduction of the Yamaha LS9 digital audio console was perfectly timed to be a serious alternative. With five diverse choirs and no full-time sound engineers on staff, the different needs of the traditional and contemporary choirs and the ever-increasing expectation of great audio spurred the decision makers to carefully consider just how much the Yamaha LS9 would be suited to the role of primary mixer at the church.
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ASPEN, CO – The Wheeler Opera House, a world-class theatre located at the epicenter of downtown Aspen, recently installed a new digital Soundcraft Vi6 console at front-of-house. Built in the 1880s, the Wheeler is a Victorian proscenium-style theatre restored most recently by the City of Aspen in the early ’80s. Improved once more with its new Soundcraft console, the Wheeler offers a unique show-going experience as an intimate 500-seat house with acclaimed natural acoustics and picturesque setting at the base of Aspen Mountain.
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LAS VEGAS – Having established itself as the loudspeaker brand of choice for high-end entertainment venues with the Alpha Concept system, Dynacord’s star continues to rise in the entertainment capital of the world thanks to an installation at the Venetian’s new TAO Beach club, designed and installed by Bob Athey and Frank Heinrich of FBP Group.
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BUFFALO, NY – Singer/songwriter Ani DiFranco recently played the opening nights of her hometown’s newest music venue, Asbury Hall, a 1,000-capacity performance space within a 19th century church in downtown Buffalo. The Church facility and Asbury Hall – known collectively as Babeville – are actually the latest grand-scale DIY project for the folksinger. DiFranco and her partner in Righteous Babe Records, Scot Fisher, who saved the church from demolition by purchasing the historical site from the city of Buffalo. Klondike Sound specified and installed an impressive sound system, made up primarily of L-ACOUSTICS components, including the KUDO line array.
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AKG Acoustics has announced the debut of the newest version of its HiQnet System Architect software running AKG’s HUB 4000 Q Network Concentrator, enabling new possibilities for audio system networking and control. This software upgrade allows the AKG IVM 4 and the HUB 4000Q network concentrator to create the world’s first computer-controlled in-ear monitoring system.
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With both leisure drinkers and employees of London’s financial heartland the core clientele of the Mint Group-owned Mary Janes, the new bar in London’s Minories exudes sophistication, tinged with an unmistakable sense of fun.
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